All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 4 2008 // The letter from the Palatine Insurance Co. to the independent insurance agency, written in the dawn of a new century began: “The insurance business is experiencing perilous and unprecedented challenges …”...
Aug 4 2008 // Jacksonville, Florida-based insurer The Main Street America Group named Joe Meholic president of its Richmond, Virginia region.In his new role as regional president, Meholic will be accountable for the direction,...
Aug 4 2008 // Liberty Mutual downplayed its recent victory when the New York Supreme Court declared that contingent commission agreements are not illegal.“Contingent commission agreements between brokers and insurers are not...
Aug 4 2008 // Travelers, Nationwide Mutual and two leading national insurance producer organizations are supporting a plan they say will make private windstorm insurance more affordable and available in coastal areas.Federal legislation...
Aug 4 2008 // Buyers who purchase their auto insurance policies through local agents give higher average satisfaction scores compared with those who purchase policies from call center representatives or via Internet channels, a new...
Aug 4 2008 // Richard “Dick” Reynolds, former chairman and executive director of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission, was presented the Raymond Mauk Leadership Award at the Insurance Council of Texas’ 16th...
Aug 4 2008 // The letter from the Palatine Insurance Co. to the independent insurance agency, written in the dawn of a new century began: “The insurance business is experiencing perilous and unprecedented challenges …”...
Aug 4 2008 // Travelers, Nationwide Mutual and two leading national insurance producer organizations are supporting a plan they say will make private windstorm insurance more affordable and available in coastal areas.Federal legislation...
Aug 4 2008 // Aon Re Global named Jan-Oliver Thofern CEO and chairman of its German subsidiary, Aon Ruck.Thofern was previously a member of the company’s executive committee. He succeeds Holger Gaserow, who plans to retire at the...
Aug 4 2008 // Author’s note: This month’s column will examine the liability of a broker for an alleged failure to advise the insured about the adequacy of insurance coverage. The next column in the Sept. 1, 2008, issue will...
Aug 4 2008 // Every morning, stories of financial sector gloom and doom fill the airwaves. A slowing economy has affected the ability of individuals and businesses to pay their bills. The term “credit crunch” has become a...
Aug 4 2008 // Maintaining their independence while gaining access to resources and markets are what independent agents consider when deciding whether to join an insurance agency network and which one to join.The soft market is also an...
Aug 4 2008 // Top 100 Agency ProfileRanking: No. 8 Insurance Office of AmericaHeadquarters: Longwood, Fla. Year Founded: 1988 Additional Locations: 22 branch offices 2007 Total P/C Premium Volume: $662.5 million 2007 Other Than P/C...
Aug 1 2008 // China’s independent insurance agency and brokerage group CNinsure Inc. announced that “twelve of its affiliated insurance intermediary companies, including eight insurance agencies, one insurance brokerage and...
Aug 1 2008 // If you’re like most insurance firms, your workforce is aging. Or, as a friend of mine recently put it, “There’s a lot of gray hair in the room.” Not that there’s anything wrong with that, mind...
Jul 31 2008 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Mississippi elected Angelyn Treutel of Treutel Insurance Agency in Bay St. Louis president at their 110th Annual Convention in Destin, Florida. Treutel’s election follows an active...
Jul 31 2008 // Kentucky lawmakers adopted insurance legislation during the 2008 regular legislative session that will affect agents and carriers working in the state.The Insurance Producer Modernization bill (HB 334) allows an agent to...
Jul 30 2008 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has named Rebecca Young governmental affairs manager to help serve as a liaison between association members and legislators.With more than 15 years’ experience...
Jul 30 2008 // XL Capital received the inevitable negative reaction from the rating agencies following its announcement that it would pay $1.78 billion in cash and issue 8 million shares as part of a bailout plan to shore up former...
Jul 30 2008 // Hub International Limited appointed Donn Vucovich to the position of president, Brokerage Shared Services. In addition to his role as Shared Services president, he will join HUB’s executive management team and...